Question

Compare and contrast each of the three questions related to Managed Care Organizations, Medicare, and Medicaid with one another and explain how they were similar and different to each other.

Answer 1

COMPARISON: 1. They are government sponsored healthcare programs in the United States. 2.Services covered routine and emergency care, family planning, smoking cessation programs and limited dental and vision. 3.users satisfaction are relatively high. 4. populatons covered all states, territories, native American reservations. CONTRAST: MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS: 1. Managed care organizations run by Health Maintanence Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations. 2. Applied to both doctors and patients to select less costly forms of care. 3.coverage on economic incentives for doctors and patients to select less costly forms of caare, incresed beneficiary cost sharing, controls on inpatientbadmissions and length of stay. 4. cost has contributed from 25 to 33%higher at some of the largest HMOs. MEDICAID: 1.Administered by states. Information is available aat the stste's health services office. 2. eligibility on low income people regardless of age. 3.covers basic health care costs such as visits to the doctor and hospital stays, but can also cover things like eyeglasses. 4. sometimes charge small fees and also cover 20% of medical costs that Medicare will not pay for it. MEDICARE: 1, Medicare is a federal program with uniform, national rules. 2. eligibility begins as early as age 62 or earlier in case of seriuos disabilities. 3. Covers A) hospital and post-hospital facility charges B) doctor fees and lab costs, outpatient care, C) prscription drug coverage. 4. yearly deductablefor all the three Medicare plans.